Public Rally Feb 5th 12 noon

Jan 12, 2006

A land/sea rally is being held at noon on 5th February at the Seaway to oppose the Government's Cruise Ship Terminal Proposal.

The local Diving Industry, the Main Beach Progress Assocation, Nerang Community Association, Gecko, Sunfish, Surfers against Ships and friends of Federation Walk have formed an association - Save our Spit Association.

If this proposal goes ahead there will be quite dramatic changes to
the area and a loss of beach areas which boating people currently
enjoy - Wavebreak Island will significantly changed once the ocean
swell comes through a deeper dredged channel. The Seaway which is heavily used by boaties, jet skiers and day trippers could be lost completely. The overnight anchorage area on the spit could go as well. The Seaway will be closed to boats and surfers with the entry and exit of Cruise boats for hours at a time.

Boaties can reach the meeting area by boat. The more boats, the
stronger the message to the government that this is a bad proposal.
Boat meeting time is 11:30 AM at Seaway.

Surf riders meeting time is 11.30am at the proposed terminal site. Surfers are asked to bring their board for a greater visual impact. The Surfrider Foundation Australia encourages surfers and the community to get involved. For safety reasons the surfing community protest will be held on land along the seawall starting at the proposed terminal site and continuing along the western side of the Marine Stadium to Seaway Beach. The more surf riders we get the stronger the message to Peter Beattie.